San Miguel de Velasco

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San Miguel de Velasco
Mission church of San Miguel de Velasco
Mission church of San Miguel de Velasco
San Miguel de Velasco is located in Bolivia
San Miguel de Velasco
San Miguel de Velasco
Location in Bolivia
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Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department Flag of Santa Cruz.svg Santa Cruz Department
Province José Miguel de Velasco Province
Municipality San Miguel Municipality
Canton San Miguel Canton
Population (2001)
 • Total 4,484

San Miguel de Velasco or simply San Miguel is a town in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is the capital of San Miguel Municipality, the second municipal section of José Miguel de Velasco Province. It is known as part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1990,[1] as a former Jesuit Reduction. The wood and adobe church has an elaborate interior.

At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 4,484.[2]

Map showing the present location of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos in Bolivia

References

  1. World Heritage Site: Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
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